However, the 240mm cannon that was custom-made in the country of Dé was just shipped to Guangdong, and it would soon reach Mawei. After all, it was easy to hide things, and the people of Dé turned a blind eye to it. Unfortunately, in order to rush to the battlefield as soon as possible, they did not have time to change it.
The six 240mm caliber cannons of the Baja put a lot of pressure on the warships. They could only suppress the other side when the two improved Sachsen battleships returned.
"Boom!"
The battleship Tai An was hit on the left side of the deck and instantly burst into flames. Xu Shoushan's face was ashen as he ordered the damage tube to extinguish the fire.
This time, they deeply felt the importance of having first-class ironclads. The French, as the world's second largest naval power, still had their strength.
The Tai An and Rui An held back Ba Ya, Yang Wu, Liu Yun, and Fei Yun to pursue the escaping enemy ships. The Zhen Wu went to help the three ships.
Seeing that he couldn't sink the Baya in a short time, Lin Taizeng made a prompt decision and immediately sent out a flag signal.
The Lavis was a 4500-ton ironclad ship, the same level as the Triumph, which was also the current Yang Wu. Its armor and firepower were not bad, but it was an ironclad ship that was not fast, only traveling at 13 knots.
As for the heavily injured Andrea and Essente, they were even slower. Their speed was only eight knots, and Yang Wu and the others would be able to catch up to them in less than ten minutes.
Although the Lavis managed to escape for a distance under the cover of the Baja, it was quickly caught up by the four ships, Super Courage, Yang Wei, Kai Ji, and Zhen Wu, which had a speed of more than 15 knots.
What was worse was that Yang Wu's three ships followed closely behind, which made the Lavis break out in a cold sweat. However, the other party did not seem to have much interest in them. They only fired a few shots when they were near them, and soon gave up on them and chased after the two heavily injured cruisers further away.
"Damned monkeys, you actually look down on us!“
Although the Lavis 'captain, Steve, heaved a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but curse.
From his point of view, other than Zhenwu's 210mm main cannon, the other three battleships did not pose much of a threat to him, unless they were heavily damaged in the same spot.
Even God would not believe that.
"Torpedo! Get close and fire the torpedoes!“
Lin Tai Sen saw that the ship had been knocked down by Yang Wu, his eyes suddenly lit up and he ordered loudly.
The waterway here was narrow and covered with reefs. The Lavis was already in a very disadvantageous position.
"Damned yellow-skinned monkey, when I leave this dangerous area, I'll let you guys slowly chase after me!“
Steve was not bothered by the other party's cannonballs and even prepared to speed up and leave.
"Port torpedoes! Oh my god, torpedoes!"
Two long white lines streaked across the water and shot toward their port side. The experienced lookout immediately shouted.
"Right full helm, now, right full helm!”
Being able to sit in the position of commander of a main-force ironclad warship, he was certainly not an incompetent person. He reacted quickly to the torpedoes launched from a few kilometers away.
Under his command, the Lavis quickly completed the turn and narrowly passed. However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, another four torpedoes rushed towards them.
Obviously, Chen Ying and Deng Shichang were also ordered to fire torpedoes.
"Full starboard, turn left, hit back! Hurry!"
The cockpit was in chaos, and all kinds of curses were heard. The entire French army on the ship was dizzy, and many people were thrown out. Even many people who were used to staying at sea vomited.
However, the skills of the grass boats were indeed not bad. They were worthy of the title of a world-class navy.
Fortunately, it seemed that the goddess of luck had once again favored them, and they had finally avoided the most dangerous moment.
"Sink them! Open fire!"
"Engine room! Pull away!"
After Steve breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but be furious. He ordered the warship to pull away and ordered the gunners to fire.
At this moment, four warships were rapidly approaching him.
It was a pity that the cannoneer had already reacted to the dazzling operation just now, and his head was still a little dizzy. At this time, his accuracy was naturally pitifully low.
Amid the explosions, the shells exploded around Yang Wei and the other warships, setting off huge waves, but they couldn't hit them.
“呯!”
Suddenly, there was a loud bang. The Lavis hit a reef. The huge hull shook violently and stopped, unable to take another step forward.
The cheers that had originally escaped from danger stopped abruptly and were replaced by wails.
Steve's face turned pale. He couldn't see through the obvious intention of the other party to force them to move. He actually hit a reef in the waterway that was filled with reefs and couldn't move at all.
Although it looked serious, it was not fatal to him.。
"This idiot, he's still trying to show off at a time like this!”Snoopy closed his eyes in despair when he saw the Ravel hit the reef.
"Retreat at full speed! Don't take any other battleships!" He could only give up on the Lalavel. If he was surrounded by the enemy, he would not be able to escape.
The Baja returned fire with its tail cannon while accelerating at full speed. The Baja was similar to the heavy cruisers of the later generation. Its size was not much inferior to the Dingyuan, but it was much weaker in terms of armor and vitality.
The power he saved was naturally used for speed. Therefore, when he used a speed of 15 knots, ordinary ironclads could not catch up at all.
Soon, he pulled the other warships away. Even Yang Wu, who had sunk Dezhilia and Essente, was pulled away by Baja after firing a few shots.
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